Nutrition 21, LLC, a leading developer and marketer of efficacious, high-value, patented nutritional ingredients, has promoted Todd Spear, the team’s senior director of national accounts, to executive director of sales. Mr. Spear’s top priorities will be to continue to accelerate the growth of the company’s proprietary nutrition ingredients as well as to expand on existing customer networks and cultivate strategic partnerships.

Mr. Spear has served as a member of the Nutrition 21 team since January of 2013 and has been instrumental in the strategy development and launch of two of the Company’s leading, proprietary sports nutrition ingredients, Nitrosigine and Velositol. His extensive background in chemistry and the life sciences has enabled him to expertly communicate the consumer benefits of Nutrition 21’s portfolio of clinically-studied, patented and branded ingredients.

“We are proud of Todd’s many accomplishments and contributions to the Nutrition 21 business and are excited to have him take over sales and business development to help drive future growth,” said President of Nutrition 21, Joe Weiss. “What makes Todd special is his ability to not only represent Nutrition 21, but also to provide product development and market insights to our customers that help grow their businesses as well.”